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The importance of family history in young patients with endometrial cancer.
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology - 1 Feb 1999
Berends M J, Kleibeuker J H, de Vries E G, Mourits M J, Hollema H, Pras E, van der Zee A G
Abstract excerpt
Endometrial cancer occurs primarily in postmenopausal women older than 60 years of age. Especially in young patients with endometrial cancer, a positive family history with respect to cancer and/or development of synchronous or metachronous tumors can be indicative of hereditary factors. One genetic disorder, playing an important role in the development of endometrial cancer in young women, is hereditary...
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